Originally Posted by Mike:
I sure hope I don't end up having stories like some of these.
I'm mostly worried about the possibility of a false charge of sexual abuse by an angry parent. I never was worried about that when I started making my plans, but a few weeks ago my sister brought it up. Like she said, there is always a risk of angry parents, or even kids, making a false charge, and if I'm watching other people's kids and it ever did happen, it could be trouble.
Why she brought that up, we know of 5 men, directly or indirectly, who have been charged in the last 20 years. 2 we know were innocent and just had an angry step-daughter. 1 we know was guilty and is in prison now. The other 2, only him, the accuser, and God know the truth. All 5 of their lives were ruined, even the 2 innocent ones, so now I'm starting to wonder if male daycare is a high risk, or if I just have to have cameras keeping a record of everything just in case.
DaveA and any other guys here, have you ever thought about the risks of false charges? Do you do anything to prevent or protect from that possible problem? Even the ladies here could be falsely charged, so do you ever think about that, or do anything about that possibility?
I'm thinking maybe it would be safer to be a manny instead. That way it's only 1 family, so much less risky.
When my husband worked here a Mom accused him of "something" (we don't even know what her accusation was and she said it to our face) while changing her pull-up. He NEVER changed her pull-up. He was here for helping me with our infant daughter, actually. She said her 2yo daughter was exploring down her pants so naturally she learned that from here.
She called the police. The officer thought it was crazy as well and nothing ever came of it.
I would keep a camera system running and recording.
Originally Posted by Baby Beluga:
How did the officer miss the child in the backseat with DCM as she is telling him this story about her son?
I think he maybe thought/was told that it was a sibling??? He wouldn't know they only had one child. He didn't tell me every detail.
Just that he was chasing her over medians and such.